An exceptionally productive scholar, Alcántara has developed a research program that advances health equity on hehalf of Latinx immigrants and…
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With CSSW Team at the Helm, Columbia Launches New Center to Combat Substance Use Disorders
A multidisciplinary team of researchers and scientists at Columbia University will combine their efforts to address the opioid and substance…
Courtney Cogburn’s Work on Racism Featured on CBS News
Kudos continue to pour in for Associate Professor Courtney Cogburn and her groundbreaking virtual reality project, 1000 Cut Journey. To…
Congratulations to Dr. Heidi Allen for Receiving Tenure at Columbia University
Inspired by her time as an emergency department social worker, Allen’s scholarly research focuses on social policies related to health…
IN MEMORIAM: Honoring Notable Faculty and Alumni Lost in 2019
Ann Sulzberger Sand, left, who died last May, listens to fellow alumna Pauline Falk at the National Symposium on Outcomes…
Welcome, Visiting Scholar Dr. Marguerite Burns!
Dr. Marguerite Burns, an associate professor in population health sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public…
New Study Aims to Overcome Barriers to Dementia Caregiving Experienced by Chinese Americans
Aging studies specialist Jinyu Liu is working on a novel intervention for caregiving in New York City’s Chinese American community….
2019 Books by Faculty, Alumni & Staff
It’s been a banner year for books at the Columbia School of Social Work, with several new volumes coming out…
Statewide Opioid Overdose Prevention Study Introduced to Public
At an event in Low Library, Columbia scientists showed their passion for applying their expertise to the problem of opioid…
Education Narrows—But Does Not Eliminate—Chinese Gender Gap In Household Labor
According to the findings of Professor Qin Gao and her colleagues, China, too, has a ways to go in lessening…